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Think Again: Senator Carrie Hamblen

9/26/2022

Carrie Hamblen discusses some of her personal life experiences, and some of the ethical, political and legislative considerations involved in the end-of-life process. Carrie shares about her painful loss of a personal friend to Parkinson's Disease - a friend who some years ago elected to let go of her own terminal, irreversible suffering but could not legally do so in her beloved New Mexico.

The laws governing end of life options in NM have been changed. Carrie gives us some candid insight into the persons and the legislative processes that have brought about the New Mexico End-of-Life Options

Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act [PDF]

DELVING IN: David Kertzer on The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler

9/25/2022

Stuart Kelter interviews David Kertzer, a professor of social science, anthropology, and Italian studies at Brown University and the author of thirteen books. The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe won the Pulitzer Prize in 2015 and the American Historical Association prize for best book in Italian history. The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara was a National Book Award finalist in 1997 and will be adapted for film by Steven Spielberg, with the screenplay by Tony Kushner. His latest book, published this year, is The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler, which is the subject of today’s interview.

This Week in Las Cruces: September 23, 2022

9/23/2022

Las Cruces Bulletin publisher Richard Coltharp and writer Mike Cook gave a recap of the week's news and previewed upcoming events as they highlighted articles in the latest edition of the newspaper.

Speak Up Las Cruces: Casa de Peregrinos, Candidates and National Hispanic Heritage Month

9/21/2022

On this week's Speak Up Las Cruces, hosts Shirley Baca and Peter Goodman talked to their guests -

Lorenzo Alba, executive director of Casa de Peregrinos, talks about his life and community involvement (00:28:16)
Incumbent House District 36 Representative, Nathan Small, discusses state politics (00:53:00)
Lorenzo Alba is back, promoting National Hispanic Heritage Month and the upcoming Hispanic Heritage Day festivities, taking place October 15th, on the south side of the Pan Am Center (01:16:33)

Walt Rubel Commentary: End of glory days was inevitable

9/21/2022

The comedy show was several years ago, and I don’t remember the comedian’s name. But I do remember the joke.

She was a Las Cruces native who had moved to Las Angeles to start her career and was back in town for the show, The joke was, “Nobody in LA cares about anything as much as you guys care about that stupid football game.” Except she didn’t say “stupid.” It was the late-night show.

Live True: Breakdown to Breakthrough with author Stacey Powells

9/19/2022

Lisa Lucca talks with author Stacey Powells about her newly released collection of essays which focuses on how putting together the dysfunctional pieces of her life puzzle - that led to a breakdown - came together to help her heal.

Think Again: Karen Zinn from the Neptune Society

9/19/2022

As we continue our "Mortality Monday" series, we have a conversation with Karen Zinn, a representative of "Neptune Society", an organization that provides pre-paid cremation services. She shares her experience and observations of people who've accepted having to face some of the most practical details that families must deal with when a loved one dies - and some of the challenges and rewards for individuals and families making these important decisions.

Karen talks about how some of us tend to relate to (or avoid relating to) death, and how denial can fuel our reluctance to address end of life details. She touches on how it's often the women in the family who are most ready, willing, and able to initiate the planning process. She points to the differences between older and younger folks in planning and preparing - and many other subtle and thought-provoking human elements of living and dying in the 21st Century.

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Think Again: Senator Carrie Hamblen

DELVING IN: David Kertzer on The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler

This Week in Las Cruces: September 23, 2022

Speak Up Las Cruces: Casa de Peregrinos, Candidates and National Hispanic Heritage Month

Walt Rubel Commentary: End of glory days was inevitable

Live True: Breakdown to Breakthrough with author Stacey Powells

Think Again: Karen Zinn from the Neptune Society

This Week in Las Cruces: September 16, 2022

Speak Up Las Cruces: House District 52 Candidates, Doreen Gallegos (D) and John Foreman (R)

Speak Up Las Cruces: Tara Jaramillo, Democratic Candidate In House District 38

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